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10 Food Policy Questions We Want Answered From the 2016 Presidential Candidates

Hillary_Clinton_speaking_at_the_Brown_&_Black_Presidential_ForumIn a recent poll by Lake Research Partners and Bellwether Research and Consulting, 94 percent of American voters expressed concern about the state of the food system – and said that it was a very important issue to them. More than ever before, Americans are concerned about what they’re eating, how it was grown, where it was grown, and by whom. It’s time for the candidates to answer some questions about their policies towards food and agriculture. Mark Bittman, former food columnist for The New York Times and healthy eating advocate, stated that “…if we demand answers, we must first ask the questions.”

Federal Specialist to Inspect Elevated Radiation at Indian Point800px-Indian_Point_Nuclear_Power_Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending a radiation-protection specialist to New York this week to inspect the Indian Point nuclear power plant after state officials found evidence of a surge in radiation levels in groundwater there, a spokesman for the federal agency said on Sunday. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the findings of increased radiation at the plant on Saturday, saying that “alarming levels” of radioactivity caused by tritium contamination had been detected in three of the 40 monitoring wells. At one of the wells, Mr. Cuomo said, the level of radiation had jumped 65,000 percent.

The New Microbead Ban Won’t Solve the Microplastic Pollution Problem

Laysan_albatross_plastic_filled_stomachA new study linking microplastic pollution to low reproductive rates in Pacific oysters underscores the need to overhaul the use of petroleum-based plastics, according to a leading American ecotoxicologist. “The reason why we study these species is because we know they’re indicators for what is happening to us,” said environmental chemist Sherri Mason of the State University of New York at Fredonia, whose work has documented widespread microplastic contamination in aquatic ecosystems. “People are ingesting microplastics when they eat shellfish and other seafood.”

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